Letters

To the editor: I was disappointed and disturbed to read David Yas’ June 11 “From the Publisher” column, “Rights, passions collide: Is Muslim mosque case Boston’s Skokie?” which centered around, and implied, falsely, that the Islamic Society of Boston, its ...

To the editor: A recent article indicated the jury pool in Suffolk County is likely to run dry this summer, so how can we better operate our jury system to minimize inconvenience yet assure the availability of sufficient jurors to ...

To the editor: Traditionally, lawyers do not receive approbation from prisoners, but there is the rare bird that grasps the nature of sentencing and the palpable anguish of confinement. Peter Elikann is unique among the species of his profession. His ...

To the editor: In the March 26 op-ed (“Property investments under water? Dealing with effects of ‘Moot’ on filled, landlocked tidelands“) and your lead editorial of April 2 (“‘Moot’ made moot? Astute“), you recited the real estate developers’ arguments for ...

To the editor: As a lawyer who represents plaintiffs in employment cases, I will concede that summary judgment motions are sometimes warranted. In practice, however, three major faults in the process often work to deprive plaintiffs of their deserved day ...

To the editor: I was pleased to read “Budget plan to lift cap on CPCS hours” (June 4). It is indeed welcome progress and Sen. Robert S. Creedon Jr., Judiciary Chairman Rep. Eugene L. O’Flaherty and other lawmakers are to ...

. To the editor: The letter of May 28, “Judge: plan for lobby conferences should be debated,” is based on an incorrect premise. The new rules of the Commission on Judicial Conduct, which the Supreme Judicial Conduct has approved to ...

To the editor: I am writing to propose that Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly pay the same zealous attention to bar discipline as it annually affords the state’s largest law firms — by researching and publishing a comprehensive survey of all lawyers ...

To the editor: I feel compelled to add my voice to those of readers who have been critical of “J’accuse: a lawyer’s parting words” (May 28). I do not know Evan Slavitt and, aside from newspaper coverage, I am not ...

To the editor: As former members of the Board of Bar Overseers who now actively represent lawyers before it, we found Evan Slavitt’s op-ed (“J’accuse: A Lawyer’s Parting Words,” May 28) so intemperate that we were driven to consult the ...